We Too Are One: Making a world more inclusive for AuDHD people.
We Too Are One is a podcast that celebrates the power of difference and explores how individuals with Autism and/or ADHD can thrive—together and in business. Through inspiring conversations with neurodivergent professionals, entrepreneurs, and the allies who champion inclusivity, we explore the unique challenges and extraordinary strengths that come with thinking differently. Whether you’re discovering how to embrace your own neurodivergent identity or striving to build a workplace where everyone’s talents shine, We Too Are One offers hope, connection, and practical insights to turn difference into strength. We Too Are One is created and produced in partne...
S1 E9 The One With The Update - Martin Gale, Host
Just to make sure you didn't think we'd forgotten you, or the podcast, today's show is just a quick update on what we've been up to and what's in the pipeline, including our new seasonal structure which you may have spotted in the titles...
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S1 E8 - The One With The Benefit - Sarah Morgan, Zurich UK
We're back, and this time we're speaking with Zurich UK's Sarah Morgan about their pioneering private healthcare benefit, which enables employees and their family members to access formal neurodiversity diagnoses through the company’s private healthcare scheme. As well as offering valuable insights into neurodivergence more broadly, this episode will be of particular interest to HR professionals considering the development of their own neurodiversity policies.
In this episode, we cover topics including:
Why Zurich UK are adding this benefit to their scheme. What the benefit provides to their employees and families. The importance of embracing neurodiversity in...S1 E7 - The One Where Only 600% Is Good Enough - Caroline Carrier, ADHD Coach
In this show we explore the emerging role of the ADHD coach, and in particular what makes them tick, and how they see themselves helping their clients.
Caroline Carrier is an ADHD coach with a wonderfully eclectic professional background now working with ADHDers to help them not only function but thrive through better insights into their neurodiversity.
In this episode, we cover topics including:
How her own neurodiversity shaped her career. The common themes she has seen in her work. What people should look for when searching for an ADHD coach. Why ADHDers often...S1 E6 - The One With The Evangelism - Dr Ken Bishop, Northern Ireland Executive
This week, we focus on the important role of the evangelist in the progression of the neurodiversity cause.
We’re joined by Dr. Ken Bishop, a government strategist and neurodiversity advocate working at the Northern Ireland Executive. Ken has spent over two decades shaping policy, advising on economic development, and leading change management initiatives across Europe. But his passion for inclusion is also deeply personal—he’s been a lifelong champion for neurodivergent talent, informed by his own lived experience with dyslexia.
In this episode, we cover topics including:
How his own journey with dyslex...S1 E5 - The One With The Cricket Scores - Dr Khurram Saadiq, Psychiatrist and Author
This week we're extremely fortunate to be joined by the eminent psychiatrist, author, AuDHD campaigner and TEDx speaker Dr Khurram Saadiq. This episode is a highly personal one for me, since not only is Dr Saadiq highly respected in his field, he is also the psychiatrist who diagnosed me with ADHD.
In this episode, we cover topics including: His own journey with AuDHD, including his special interests growing up. How gaming and social media fit into the world of neurodivergence. How Autism and ADHD exist together and as separate conditions. The notion of neurodiversity being a "superhuman" condition. H...S1 E4 - The One With All The Walking - Kit Birks, Poet, Mental Health Activist
In this episode, we meet Kit Birks, a remarkable mental health activist and poet who has adopted making the world a better place for people with mental health challenges as her mission in life. As well as speaking openly and with with raw emotion via social media and her poetry, this year she is undertaking an incredible 8,500km trek, Stride Beyond Silence, raising funds for both CALM and AuDHD UK. In this episode, we cover topics including: Her motivation for improving the lives of people with mental health challenges. How from recovery she discovered poetry as her creative outlet. How he...
S1 E3 - The One With The Anxious Achiever - Morra Aarons-Mele, Author and Podcaster
In this episode of We Too Are One, we meet Morra Aarons-Mele, author of The Anxious Achiever and host of the acclaimed podcast of the same name. Morra shares her journey of navigating anxiety in high-pressure environments, how she turned her own struggles into a powerful framework for success, and why she believes transparency about mental health is key to a more inclusive workplace. She also gives an insight into her next work, a book on neurodivergence for which she is currently conducting research which listeners are invited to take part in. In this episode, we cover topics including: The o...
S1 E2 - The One With The Native American Wisdom - Adam Banks, Seasoned Executive
How can Native American philosophy help us navigate our emotions?
In this episode, we meet Adam Banks, a seasoned boardroom leader turned advisor who has worked at the highest levels of global business. Adam shares his remarkable career journey, his late discovery of his own autism, and his perspective as a parent to an autistic daughter, Georgina, the founder of AuDHD UK.
Dense with insights, this episode is a must-listen for neurodivergent people forging their own paths in the working world as well as business leaders pondering how they can do more for their neurodivergent t...
S1 E1 - The One With The Charity - Georgina Banks, CEO, AuDHD UK
In our first episode of We Too Are One, we meet Georgina Banks, founder and CEO of AuDHD UK. Georgina shares her journey of founding the charity, her experiences as a late-diagnosed AuDHDer exploring her identity, and her passion for creating a more inclusive world for AuDHD people. She also discusses her ambitious mission to end autism and ADHD-related suicides in the UK.
In this episode, we cover topics including:
Georgina's own journey towards diagnosis with Autism and ADHD. Her motivation for founding AuDHD UK as her first step into working life. How her AuDHD has...
